Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-08
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.


COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
synopsis of the Proceedings Of the Board
OF County Commissioners, Furnished "a
h Yellowstone Journal for Publication
In Pursuance TO an Act Of the Last Legis
lative Assembly.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK.
MILES CITY, NJ. L., June 3. 1851
The board Of county commissioner
convened At ~ O'Clock, a. NJ, ~ pei
due and lega, notice given. in special
session, with present:
L. A. Huffman, Esq, chairman Of
the board.
L. J. Whitney, Esq, commissioner
q. w. Allerton, Esq, commissioner
L. c. Dear, clerk Of the board.
T. II. Irvine, Sheriff.
The sheriff made due proclamation
Of the meeting.
The sheriff Is quarters having been
lately destroyed oy fire and the brard
deeiuing IL not TO the beet advantage
Of the county to rebuild such quarters
At once owing TO the present financial
condition Of the county, therefore. on
motion, II Was
Resolved, That the act Of l.. A.
Huffman, chairman OF this board. In
executing the lease Of May 81, 1857,
with Andrew F. Burleigh for lots q, :
and s, OF block 70. of Miles City, for
eighteen months from June 20, 1857, at
a rental of $50 per month, together
wit ! all aud singular the s%tipulstions
therein contained be accepted, ratified
and confirmed by this board.
MI. u. w. Conroy, me Of the bonds.
men ON John Gibbs bond Us justice OF
the peace for Miles City township,
having filed In this Office his inten.
ton of Withdrawing from the bond OF
the said John Gibbs, on motion. the
clerk was directed to notify Mr.. Gibbs
TO file u new bond within twenty days
from this date.
The remainder of the forenoon hav.
ing been spent In the examination of
reports, ETC., and the hour of noon
having arrived, on motion, the board
took recess until 2 o'clock, p. N.
Office of the County Clerk; 2 o'clock.
The board r~econvened as per recess
taken with the same official persons
present as ut the morning session.
On motion the board then proceeded
TO the examination and auditing Of
claims of county officers. and Of which
the following were allowed,
3,OO3 w. c. Staehie. salary as
probate judge, con-......Sl25.0 90
1881 Nj. Branuenburg, salary rs
treasurer, con."""......... 20S.33
1888 Jas. McFarlane, salary as
clerk of dis court, CON-. 1850
1910 T. j. Thompson, Office dis
bursements rs ASST, co., 700
1885 L. j.. Thompson, salary rs
assessor, n.......-....... 1885
1915 Miss Louisa Cooley, salary
as county school sup't o 62.50
3,00S j. b. Hawkins, salary as
TAILOR, con....... .-..... $500
5000 A. II. Swerdhger, salary rs
dep. county clerk, con...... 10000
3,OO5 l.. c. Dear, salary and Of
fice disbursements as coun.
ty clerk, con.............. 1877
1850 Thos. &. Bach, services As
cou stenographer, CON-. 1885, is
1904 w. c. Staehle, salary rs
ex-ofiicio clerk Of probate
court and expenses, CON-. 55.25
1858 r. c. Westervelt, salary as
special deputy sheriff, con 5000
3,047 4. III. Irvine, salary and
expenses as sheriff, CON-. 252.55
3,0i6 Thos. III. Irvine, dieting
county prisoners, CON-" 3l2.Oo
On motion Of Mr.. Commissioner @.
w. Allerton, the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, II appears TO this board
tnat some Of the laws rs enacted by
the last legislative assembly and re-
lating to county government are In
many instances ambiguous and in our
opinion insufficient for the purposes
for which they were intended, and
Whereas. Owing to such defects
this board find themselves more or
less embarrassed In conducting the
county affairs, therefore, be It
Resolved, That we do invite the at
tention Of His Exceiiency, the Gov
ernor Of Montana, 10 the ambiguity Of
such acts rs passed by the said last
legislative assembly Of Montana and
suggest that n special session OF the
legislative assembly be called to rem
edy such defects.
Resolved. That n copy of this reso-
luton be forwarded to His Excellency.
the Governor of Montana, and also to
the other county commissioners Of
the Territory OF Montana.
Board then adjourned until 10
o'clock, q. M. June 4, 1857.